The Tao of DSPSignal Processing DesignLine Blog 3/31/2009 1 commentDSP and martial arts have a lot in common. It doesn't matter what tool, hardware or environment you use, having a vision and an understanding of the underlying mechanics needed to get you there is all that matters.

Simplifying BLDC commutation and feedback systemDesign How-To 3/31/2009 Post a commentIn a Brushless DC (BLDC) motor system, an electronic mechanism
is required to commutate the system. Unlike a Brush DC motor system,
the permanent magnet is located at the Rotor and the windings are
located at the Stator. As a result of this setup arrangement, the
windings are required to energize in sequence, to enable smooth
commutation. For the electronic system to determine which windings to
energize, Hall sensor feedback is used to get the current location of
the windings with respect to the

Video: Cisco shows server at Xeon launchNews & Analysis 3/31/2009 Post a commentBig data centers are preparing for a shift to 10 Gbit/s Ethernet and some are interested in GPU processing once standards emerge, said a panel of data center managers who are testing Intel's just announced Xeon 5500 processors.

PCI Express on FPGA: A comprehensive guide to available solutionsDesign How-To 3/30/2009 Post a commentMany end-applications today use an FPGA-based design as an inherent component of their solution. They often require PCI Express as an indispensible feature, to provide a standardized interface with other components in the system. This paper presents an evaluation of the most common methods used for implementing PCI Express in FPGAs.

Albany NanoTech Complex expandedNews & Analysis 3/30/2009 Post a commentA $150 million expansion at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's Albany NanoTech Complex will create $1 billion in new investments and 600 high-tech jobs by 2013, according to a statement released by New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

ASICs decline, FPGAs ready to step inBlog 3/30/2009 Post a commentAccording to market research firm Gartner Inc. FPGAs now have a 30-to-one edge in displacing ASICs in design starts. The firm predicts the trend in 2009 will be exacerbated by the global financial crisis.